Bonds of affection civic charity and the making of America--Winthrop, Jefferson, and Lincoln - Holland, Matthew Scott, 1966-; ebrary, Inc. (Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, 2007)
Prologue: "Bonds of affection" : three founding moments -- pt. 1. Winthrop and America's point of departure. Introduction: Hawthorne's suggestion. A model of Christian charity. Two cities upon a hill -- pt. 2. Jefferson and the founding. Introduction: 1776 - the other document. A model of natural liberty. "To close the circle of our felicities" -- pt. 3. Lincoln's refounding. Introduction: From Tom to Abe : the agapic ends of America's bloodiest war. "Hail fall of furry! Reign of reason, all hail." "This nation under God." A model of civic charity -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1. A model of Christian charity -- Appendix 2. Thomas Jefferson's "original rough draught" of the Declaration of Independence -- Appendix 3. Thomas Jefferson's first inaugural -- Appendix 4. Abraham Lincoln's second inaugural.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction.
Keywords: Democracy -- United States -- History -- Sources; Democracy -- Religious aspects -- Sources; Charity -- Political aspects -- United States -- Sources; United States -- Politics and government -- Sources; Electronic books